Afghanistan, Jan. 2 -- In 2025, Afghanistan women and girls faced widespread exclusion from education and work, worsening poverty, limiting economic growth, and threatening long-term social development.
Recent reports by the United Nations and international organisations show that in 2025, women and girls in Afghanistan continued to face sweeping restrictions on education, employment, and social life. These limitations have had deep economic and social consequences, even as many Afghans hope schools and universities might reopen to women in 2026.
According to the United Nations Development Programme's 2025 report, more than 90 percent of Afghanistan women were excluded from employment opportunities, with only about 7 percent engaged in ec...